According to this news article from Britain's Arabic-language Elaph newspaper, recent talk of a new Cold War has prompted Russia's foreign minister to broach the subject of bringing together a 'chorus' of major nations into a world government.

Is it Time to Take a Serious Stab a World Government? Russian
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Told a Russian Magazine that it is.

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Russian
Foreign Secretary Sergueii Lavrov called for the establishment of a world
government, bringing together the United States and Russia. Lavrov's call comes
at a time of a chilling of relations between Moscow and Washington and amidst signs
of a new Cold War. Moscow is wary of the establishment by America of a front of
"New Democracies" in Eastern Europe, Ukraine and Georgia to counter "the
Russian Bear," which is powerfully awakening.

In an interview
granted to the magazine "Russia in Global Politics," Lavrov said that bringing together a "chorus" of major nations into a world government will eliminate
the jockeying for power that creates imbalances. Lavrov was certain that "most
countries will welcome such a grouping of leadership."

He also
said that there is no place in Russian politics for animosity toward the U.S., and
that the basic goals of American and Russian foreign policy were nearly
identical. He made clear that the policies of both countries are to create a
more secure and predictable world.

From
Lavrov's point of view, the political differences between Moscow and Washington
are essentially philosophical. He explained that the apparent difference in
opinion concerning the emerging international system is due to mutual
misunderstanding. He added that this misunderstanding is far less significant than
that which existed during the previous era, when there was a "negative
stability" between two poles, namely the United States and the Soviet
Union.

Lavrov
pointed out that "absolute security" cannot be achieved through excessive
military superiority, and he pointed out that in special cases, differences in interests
are completely natural.